City of Rehoboth Beach Reaches Agreement with DNREC on Raking Deauville Beach

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The City of Rehoboth Beach and DNREC have reached an agreement that will allow the City to resume raking the nearly 600 yards of Deauville Beach. This agreement continues a long-standing partnership between the City and DNREC and will make it easy for Rehoboth crews to rake – and at very little expense.

This agreement comes after DNREC announced in 2024 that it would assume the day-to-day management of Deauville Beach from the City of Rehoboth Beach. Since then, DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation has assumed management of the state-owned beach including all services currently being provided – tennis court rentals and the current court resurfacing project, beach concession operations and ocean lifeguarding. Now, the raking will be taken over by the City, effective immediately.